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Walter Barrett

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Walter Barrett
Sewanee Tigers
PositionQuarterback/Running back
ClassGraduate
Personal information
Born:(1885-01-09)January 9, 1885
Covington, Tennessee
Died:June 11, 1931(1931-06-11) (aged 46)
San Antonio, Texas
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight155 lb (70 kg)
Career history
CollegeSewanee (1905–1907)
High schoolMooney School
Career highlights and awards

Walter Stanley Barrett (January 9, 1885 – June 11, 1931) was a college football player.

Sewanee

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Barrett was a prominent running back for the Sewanee Tigers football team of Sewanee:The University of the South.[1]

He was captain and quarterback in 1907,[2] for one of Sewanee's greatest teams.[3] Barrett was selected All-Southern.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Lettermen". Sewanee Alumni News: 14–18. 1949.
  2. ^ "Tigers Are A Husky Bunch". Atlanta Constitution. November 9, 1907. p. 11. Retrieved April 11, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Brown Calls Vanderbilt '06 Best Eleven South Ever Had". Atlanta Constitution. February 19, 1911. p. 52. Retrieved March 8, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ J. W. Heisman (December 1, 1907). "Coach Heisman Selects An All-Southern Eleven". Atlanta Constitution. Retrieved March 3, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon